CHEUK KIT MAN V. FWD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (BERMUDA) LTD AND OTHERS (and 1 other)

[2025] HKCFI 1369 Court of First Instance 7 April 2025 • HCA1713/2017; HCA2698/2018 • 70 min read

15 cases cited (0 HK, 15 foreign)

Judges (1)

Counsel (4)

Cheung, Chan & Chung Firm William Lee & Associates Firm Derek Chan Counsel Defendant Leon Ho Counsel Defendant

Parties (8)

Fwd Life Insurance Company (BERMUDA) Ltd Defendant Fwd Life Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited Defendant Cheuk Kit Man Plaintiff Chow Kin Fai Defendant Joseph Ho Defendant Li Yuk Shu Defendant Wong David Tai Wai Defendant Yvonne Poon Defendant

Statutes Cited

Disability Discrimination Ordinance (Cap 487)

Insurance Ordinance (Cap 41)

Cases Cited (15)

UK (4)

[1971] 1 WLR 1578 [2003] 1 AC 518 [2016] AC 742 [2017] UKPC 2

HK (11)

(1999) 2 HKCFAR 4 (2001) 4 HKCFAR 381 (2006) 9 HKCFAR 888 (2020) 23 HKCFAR 456 [2000] 1 HKLRD 514 [2002] 2 HKLRD 677 [2009] 2 HKLRD 298 [2010] 5 HKLRD 39 [2019] HKCFI 1781 [2021] 5 HKLRD 30 [2021] HKCFI 3784

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